Thursday, October 8, 2020

Thursday Links - Part 1

On a cool sunny Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, California's nonsensical bill on reparations.

From FrontpageMag, in their debate, Vice President Mike Pence presents facts while Senator Kamala Harris (D-Cal) gets shrill.

From Townhall, former Vice President Biden's campaign responds to President Trump's refusal to hold a virtual debate.

From The Washington Free Beacon, congressional candidate Helane Seikaly (D-TX) hasn't lived in Texas for four years.

From the Washington Examiner, Harris doesn't want to talk about her ticket's left-wing agenda.

From The Federalist, seven takeaways from the Pence-Harris debate.

From American Thinker, some moments from the Pence-Harris debate.

From CNS News, more from the Pence-Harris debate.

From LifeZette, Harris pushes the already debunked claim that Trump called the coronavirus a hoax.

From NewsBusters, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) gives The View facts that its hosts can't handle.

From Canada Free Press, as far as CFP is concerned, Pence defeated Harris.

From CBC News, a doctor warns that the Canadian province of Ontario could face a "runaway train" of the coronavirus if families host Thanksgiving gatherings.

From Global News, the Parti Québécois elects a new leader as it fights for survival.

From CTV News, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada is preparing for "various eventualities" in the U.S. election.

From TeleSUR, the Mexican Senate approves a referendum to decide whether to prosecute five former presidents.

From The Conservative Woman, former Brexit party MEP Claire Fox should keep on campaigning for free speech and civil liberties, now that she's in the House of Lords.

From the Express, E.U. Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is expected to concede on fishing demands, thus making a trade deal with the U.K. much closer.

From the Evening Standard, Extinction Rebellion activists climb to the top of the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh and unfurl a banner.

From the (U.K.) Independent, the organizer of an illegal rave in a London pub faces a fine of £10,000 for violating coronavirus restrictions.

From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland's National Public Health Emergency Team still has "deep concerns" about the spread of the coronavirus, but have no new recommendations.

From the Irish Examiner, according to Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Ireland will not move directly to Level 5 coronavirus measures.

From VRT NWS, the closing of bars in the Belgian region of Brussels "leaves many questions unanswered".

From The Brussels Times, brewers demand data to justify the closing of bars in Brussels.

From the NL Times, the Netherlands reports a record daily high of 5,831 new coronavirus cases.

From Dutch News, six men convicted of planning a terror attack and setting up a terrorist organization are given prison sentences ranging from 10 to 17 years.

From Deutsche Welle, do German Jews feel safer a year after the attack on a synagogue in the city of Halle?

From Euractiv, how a German law against illegal online speech became a prototype for online censorship.

From the CPH Post, coronavirus rates decline in the Danish cities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg.

From Polskie Radio, Poland steps up its battle against the coronavirus.

From ReMix, Poland hits the Russian company Gazprom with a $7.5 billion fine over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

From Radio Prague, the Czech government tightens its coronavirus measures.

From The Slovak Spectator, the village of Ulič includes a park having miniature replicas of churches in eastern Slovakia, many of which no longer exist.

From Daily News Hungary, where most immigrants to Hungary come from.

From Hungary Today, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Europe would be weaker and less secure without the V4.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Origo.)

From About Hungary, a Syrian suspected of being the head of a human smuggling ring is arrested in Budapest.  (Have I mentioned that migrants are not merely migrating, but are being smuggled?)

From Free West Media, the European Court of Justice rules against a Hungarian law on higher education.

From Russia Today, Russia's interior ministry explains why Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is on its "wanted" list.

From Sputnik International, the Russia government regards the case of dissident Alexey Navalny as a pretext for a new round of sanctions, and promises to reciprocate.

From The Moscow Times, according to some scientists, an algae bloom could have killed sea creatures around the Russian far eastern peninsula of Kamchatka.

From Romania-Insider, Romania reports 3,130 new coronavirus cases, a daily high.

From Novinite, the Bulgarian parliament's legal affairs committee rejects President Rumen Radev's veto of some changes to the country's electoral code.

From The Sofia Globe, according to Health Minister Kostadin Angelov, Bulgarian doesn't need new coronavirus measures, just better compliance.

From Radio Bulgaria, the International Red Cross Film Festival starts in Varna, Bulgaria.

From Ekathimerini, the sentencing hearing for members of Golden Dawn will resume tomorrow.

From the Greek Reporter, furor breaks out at the Golden Dawn sentencing hearing after a prosecutor asks for extenuating circumstance considerations to be thrown out.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announces a 0.2 percent increase in North Macedonia's defense budget.

From Balkan Insight, a jail sentence given to a journalist for drug trafficking is called "Kafkaesque".

From Total Croatia News, for a cool €1 million, an 18th-century castle in Oroslavje, Croatia can be yours.

From Total Slovenia News, stricter coronavirus measures start in Slovenia tomorrow.

From the Malta Independent, more children in Malta go back to school in a staggered return.

From Malta Today, electricity supplied in Malta from renewable sources increased by 10 percent last year.

From ANSA, a reportedly "dangerous" bear in the Italian region of Trentino gets a reprieve.

From SwissInfo, two alleged pet traffickers are arrested in Geneva, Switzerland.

From France24, French charity worker Sophie Pétronin is released after being held hostage in Mali for four years.

From RFI, France reports a daily high of 18,746 new coronavirus cases.

From El País, Spanish Prime Minister Antonio Sánchez considers putting the entire region of Madrid under a state of alarm.

From EuroNews, a high court in Madrid rejects the region's partial lockdown.

From The Portugal News, the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge is set to open near Porto, Portugal.

From The Stream, during his debate with Senator Harris, Vice President Pence gives a new meaning to the expression "pretty fly for a white guy".

From The Daily Signal, a Wisconsin court orders the Madison Metropolitan School District to stop deceiving parents about what children are doing at school.

From Space War, North Korea will stage a large military parade in Pyongyang despite its strict coronavirus shutdown.

From Military History Matters, new research establishes the history of the first Viking helmet ever found in Britain.

From Breitbart, a Catholic priest sues California Governor Gavin Newsome over churches being shut down due to his coronavirus restrictions.

From Fox News, President Trump acknowledges being "very sick" during his coronavirus hospitalization.

From The Oregonian, the district attorney of Multnomah County, Oregon declines to prosecute about 70 percent of cases related to rioting.  (via the New York Post)

From the New York Post, congresscritter AOC (D-NY) slams Harris for her stance on fracking during her debate with Pence.

And from CNN, six men are charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D).

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